tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post115133886768961719..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Oxford Memoriesyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-15860753417808543942012-06-25T14:52:58.730-04:002012-06-25T14:52:58.730-04:00I used to go to Oxford Too quite frequently. And O...I used to go to Oxford Too quite frequently. And Oxford was great for the frequent autograph signings that were held there. I must have over 50 books that were signed there.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-54170412589863487392011-10-21T03:29:11.672-04:002011-10-21T03:29:11.672-04:00I fully tie in with everything you have printed.I fully tie in with everything you have printed.www.muebles-en-las-rozas.comhttp://www.muebles-en-las-rozas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-43379553131747589862011-10-08T15:43:48.464-04:002011-10-08T15:43:48.464-04:00Pretty effective piece of writing, thanks for the ...Pretty effective piece of writing, thanks for the post.www.cocinas.tvhttp://www.cocinas.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-65573553849549347242007-11-08T20:06:00.000-05:002007-11-08T20:06:00.000-05:00Oxford Bookstore on Pharr Road was a great loss to...Oxford Bookstore on Pharr Road was a great loss to me.<BR/><BR/>Does anybody have any photos of the store before it was demolished?<BR/><BR/>Please let me know.<BR/><BR/>I have one of the building when it was a car dealership.<BR/><BR/>It was ingeniously layed out, from the entrances, to the art gallery, video section, music section, rare books, etc.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1163458811869503042006-11-13T18:00:00.000-05:002006-11-13T18:00:00.000-05:00hey foma,came across your blog while searching for...hey foma,<BR/><BR/>came across your blog while searching for oxford books. i used to be an employee of both oxford at pharr and oxford at peachtree battle ('90-'94). yeah, sad that they're gone. great place to hang out for hours, great place to socialize, and a great place to work. i cherish my memories of those years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151464485978582452006-06-27T23:14:00.000-04:002006-06-27T23:14:00.000-04:00I have seen some really great readings there, with...I have seen some really great readings there, with the best being Jonathan Lethem and <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=8bY8clzKUMA&mode=related&search=hodgman" REL="nofollow">John Hodgman</A>, who blew my puny mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151437309453853722006-06-27T15:41:00.000-04:002006-06-27T15:41:00.000-04:00I hope to get to The Tattered Cover this summer. T...I hope to get to The Tattered Cover this summer. They have a great podcast where they tape the author talks at their signings.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151434457669067532006-06-27T14:54:00.000-04:002006-06-27T14:54:00.000-04:00Denver has a pretty great big-indi bookstore in Th...Denver has a pretty great big-indi bookstore in The Tattered Cover. I've spent many a dollar there. It just moved and I haven't checked the new spot. It's not as convenient a location, but I would still prefer giving my money to them than B&N or Borders. They have done a lot to fight government intrusion on who is reading what. Thanks PATRIOT act, hope the fact that I'm reading <I>Housekepping</I> prevents some terrorism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151418262491002902006-06-27T10:24:00.000-04:002006-06-27T10:24:00.000-04:00I used to got to my local Barnes and Noble, but no...I used to got to my local Barnes and Noble, but now I like Half Price Books...need I explain why? :-)Trinity13https://www.blogger.com/profile/05315535535316049074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151417201135846762006-06-27T10:06:00.000-04:002006-06-27T10:06:00.000-04:00Haven't been to Daedulus. I live a couple of miles...Haven't been to Daedulus. I live a couple of miles from the warehouse in Columbia and have never been there either. I never find much to interest me in remaindered bokk stores. Sometimes I can find hardbacks of books I want that are cheaper than paperbacks, but they have the remaindered stripe.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151415826896558012006-06-27T09:43:00.000-04:002006-06-27T09:43:00.000-04:00There was a bookstore in New Hyde Park, NY, which ...There was a bookstore in New Hyde Park, NY, which had another branch in...I think it was Long Beach or Freeport. They were both little hole-in-the-wall stores, and they carried new and used books, nearly all of them paperbacks. The shelves went easily eight feet high and the books themselves were often two-deep on the shelves. Everytime you went it was a treasure hunt. They didn't have a café, they didn't have big honkin' Comfy Chairs (nor did they have space for them), but they had a very deep catalog and if they didn't have something in stock, they could get it within a couple of days. And then when you were through with them, you brought them back and got a partial credit on your next purchase. <BR/><BR/>They're gone now, sadly. Probably because there's a B&N in New Hyde Park now.<BR/><BR/>Yello, have you been to Daedalus since they opened up in Belvedere Square?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151409063499909342006-06-27T07:51:00.000-04:002006-06-27T07:51:00.000-04:00OK, there is nothing to beat Powell's. I mean, ser...OK, there is nothing to beat Powell's. I mean, seriously, a bookstore where they hand out maps at the entrance! I lived in Portland for a couple of years and even worked near Pioneer Square; heaven! Powell's is the thing I miss the most since I moved to Germany.<BR/><BR/>On a smaller scale, I used to really enjoy going to Book Village in Pasadena (CA not TX) back when Nick Smith (of filking fame) worked there. It really had that air of a place where you could find the sort of book that would land you in a Lovecraft story.<BR/><BR/>Planet 10 in Pasadena was nice for SF while it lasted, but the people who ran it just weren't really up to running a bookstore. And for mysteries there's no place like Book 'em in South Pasadena (but I went to school with the owners' kids and I may be biased).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151366129027060492006-06-26T19:55:00.000-04:002006-06-26T19:55:00.000-04:00I live near Portland and have been frequenting Pow...I live near Portland and have been frequenting Powell's since I was in middle school... it is ginormous.<BR/><BR/>My favorite bookstore is in Depoe Bay, I believe it's called the Channel Bookstore. It's homey and crammed to the rafters with used books, and there are always several cats and kittens lurking about. It has that musty books-by-the-sea smell. I have been searching for copies of books that I had as a kid and happened upon a treasure trove of them there a couple of years ago. <BR/><BR/>I've been to Gulliver's in Fairbanks too and whiled away a pleasant afternoon there. My favorite places to visit on vacations are bookstores and stationery stores (mostly just in Europe, since they have cool paper products there that are different than here).Impetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354915621349760545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151359983363644532006-06-26T18:13:00.000-04:002006-06-26T18:13:00.000-04:00Powell's is enormous. I have that tee shirt too. S...Powell's is enormous. I have that tee shirt too. See a trend?yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151352908118858992006-06-26T16:15:00.000-04:002006-06-26T16:15:00.000-04:00Ooops, forgot to comment on my favorite bookstore....Ooops, forgot to comment on my favorite bookstore. I love love love Gulliver's Books in Fairbanks, Alaska!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151352274652812972006-06-26T16:04:00.000-04:002006-06-26T16:04:00.000-04:00When we were in Portland my husband took me to a b...When we were in Portland my husband took me to a bookstore called Powell's Books. It was huge and a lot of fun to look through!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151347105038625922006-06-26T14:38:00.000-04:002006-06-26T14:38:00.000-04:00I've been to Elliot Bay. Bought the tee-shirt. If ...I've been to Elliot Bay. Bought the tee-shirt. If and when I blog about bookstores again, I'll post my photo of the stained glass window.<BR/><BR/>I also went to Black Oak in both Berkeley and SF. Dropped a ton of money on collectibles in both places.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151346885400903722006-06-26T14:34:00.000-04:002006-06-26T14:34:00.000-04:00Hmm...I frequently all the bookstores in Berkeley ...Hmm...I frequently all the bookstores in Berkeley on my many visits there. There is one in Ann Arbor called "Dawn Treader" that I liked a lot. In Seattle, "Elliot Bay Books" is quite good.<BR/><BR/>But I don't love bookstores. I'm more a library person!Jamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328884172511150275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1151341994574578212006-06-26T13:13:00.000-04:002006-06-26T13:13:00.000-04:00I loved, loved, loved Oxford Books! When my brothe...I loved, loved, loved Oxford Books! When my brother was in school at Georgia Tech that was always on our must-do list when we visited. <BR/><BR/>There's a great used bookstore in Mesa, AZ called Bookman's. It's right up there with Oxford, too, as is The Book Broker in Colorado Springs, CO.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327359141716141220noreply@blogger.com